Photos from the Field

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A Mine Crater Probably once part of a trench system, now a cess-pool of stagnant water in Flanders.	Mine Fields These were at Inverness, Scotland.
Mopping Up Doughboys pausing for a rest in the Argonne Forest among the stumps of what once was a beautiful grove.  This ground had just been captured from the Germans.	The Morning Attack In the haze of the dawn, a battery of American field artillery in the Argonne pounds the retreating German lines.
A Night Barrage American battery of 75mm guns firing a barrage at 4:15 a.m. near Reberry, France.	Observation Balloon This monster of the air is being hauled down after peering several hours over German lines.
The Observer A close-up view of a balloon near the front line trenches in France.	On the Alert Ready for an attack in the American trenches before Mulhouse, Hecken Sector, Germany.
Outpost Duty American outposts in the Hecken Sector of Alsace, watching for the enemy.  One is armed with a rifle grenade and one with a Chauchat machine gun.	On the Way to Battle American infantrymen, having pitched their shelter tents for the night, water their horses in the stream.

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